Buy Cajun Cookware Pots 4-quart Seasoned Cast Iron Oval Casserole Pot

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The product enables me to bake an oval loaf using the NYTimes technique called "No-Knead Bread." The loaf emerges as a beautifully browned artisan loaf with a lovely crisp crust and a very lacy crumb.

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I too bought this cast iron pot for baking no knead bread in. I have round cast iron in 5.5 qts and clay bakers but after baking the no knead bread for over 3 yrs, decided to get an oval, 4 qt baker. This pot seemed the right depth I was looking for and preseasoned. As I'm writing this review, I have bread baking in it now.

The pot came last night and took forever to get here via Fedex, but it did come from LA to NJ. I did wash it with water and rubbed it down with oil before putting the cold pot on the stove to gradually heat up. I have many cast iron pieces and love cast iron. I'm giving it 3.5 to 4 stars as the cast iron is very rough and the lid has an overhang in one area which means the lid was not made uniform. This is minor as the lid still fits, but to me is a flaw in production. There also could have been a deeper ridge so the lid fits more secure. Most of my cast iron is from Lodge but Cajun has some different pieces, not saying I won't buy from them again. I didn't want to return this because of a slight flaw in the lid.